#i be yapping at three am

[henbeaka]

I LOVE SHORT HAIR MIKE OKAY SUE ME HES SO ASJDAKSDH I DONT CARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SHOW (read here)

[drieddpetals]

i just want to remind everyone that, since the grishaverse is kinda sorta based on the victorian era, and since wealthy victorian families dressed their toddlers (girls or boys) in dresses, and wylan was very wealthy growing up, there are definitely family portraits in existence of baby wylan wearing one of those goofy ass victorian baby dresses

[hhoneycloves]

This contrast in color makes it clear that what he wears is Not His. [please don't tag as ship]

[johnslittlespoon]

thinking about gale, who likes to walk up to john while john is sitting down just so he can see pretty, earnest blue eyes look up at him and watch a boyish smile quirk corners of lips up over sharp canines, the bounce of curls as his head tilts up akin to dog ears going all perky

and thinking about john, who likes to make himself small on his knees at gale's feet so he can watch fond blue eyes swallow him whole before he's pulled on top of warm thighs like an oversized lap dog, knees bumping hips, firm hands wandering and noses nudging at collarbones and murmurs of affection (and of other things)

[baffledartistry]

istg if i were to ever go an mcr concert i would probably have worst post-concert depression a human being could have, like you’d probably find me on the floor sobbing bc i miss mcr

[puppyeared]

28 for the ask game !!!!! ^_^

28: do you collect anything?

send me a number!! 💌

[rose-tinted-vision]

Once again being annoying about a journey to love on the TL:

I think one reason why I still cannot get over AJTL is because!! of how beautifully and realistically it portrays the relationships between characters, and more importantly, it does not outright shove the main pairing into our faces. their relationship took time to develop which made it more realistic imo, and is a nice contrast to a lot of shows these days that seem to have characters falling in love in the span of two episodes.

(I've made a tl;dr a while ago here)

Episode 7

As in- the main couple is shown quite a bit, yes. They get their fair share of screentime, but the drama also focuses on the friendships between the liudaotang squad, the sibling dynamics between NYZ and YY and how it parallels with RRY and LTG.

It really highlights the different kinds of love that one person can have in this life, like the platonic love between YSS and NYZ (imo), the familial love between YL and NYZ, the romantic love between RRY and NYZ, all of it really balances out and i love that.

Then there is also the fked up obsessive love that LTG has for RRY, and the drama shows that you can still recover from that (we are ignoring ep 37 here), it shows that you can still move on from that and grow from there- you may not necessarily forget them and that is okay.

Episode 26, 36 "my master is the only woman I'll ever love."

Then theres also the love for the country, embodied by how LTG and YY entered a loveless marriage for the sake of their countries (ep 37), and for the sake of protecting what their loved ones are fighting (and died) for.

It is also, arguably, shown by how Qian Zhao died to save the King's life for the sake of maintaining peace in Wu, even though his entire objective was to kill the King.

Another thing I really liked was the emphasis they gave to Yang Ying's relationships, her attempts at finding love and the way they validate her feelings about it- she had just realised how much of a scumbag Zheng Qingyun is, eventually moved on to slowly having feelings for Yuan Lu, but entered a political marriage with Li Tongguang in the end- and she's still so young.

"As long as you gave a clear conscience, even if a woman has only loved one person, or loved multiple people in her life, she still deserves respect"

(Lastly, there's Yu Shisan who's like. the embodiment of love in this drama- not just because of his flirtatious nature, but its in those small scenes that really shows how deeply he loves.

There's the start of the show, where he volunteers to take the punishment in Yang Ying's steed (ep 6),

then there's the episode where NYZ clarifies to Ruyi that it's because YSS is too worried that he is acting indifferent (ep 8). Then there's all the scenes where he periodically checks up on NYZ (ep 10, 31, etc), his concern for Ruyi putting all her eggs in one basket (ep 20ish), the talk between him and JMN where she admits that YSS treated her well (ep 30).

And then there's his death. There's this wonderful post that has been haunting me for months. How do you save Yu Shisan, when half the people he loves is dead? How do you save him when, even if he survives, would not allow himself the love that he gives away so freely? (see: first half of episode 39)).

Just know that this show has me feral over it's brilliant writing. They got me from the very beginning when they portrayed NYZ's emotional intelligence and acceptance of RRY and his consideration for her. (and when they introduced Yuan Lu. I went: that's my blorbo from this show).

[mrfartpowered]

need u all to know that when I started watching this show I wanted nothing to do w Howard so badly that Lize and I made a playlist for him solely for posterity and we named it “I HATE THIS GUY (kills him)”

anyways I now have like three separate character explorations in the works of that stupid idiot ginger . one’s a fic the other two are like…meta analyses LOL. photo of Howard cuz idk how to end this

[indigopoptart]

man i love the people im surrounded with. how did this happen. youre all so lovely😭

[dykedvonte]

Discussing the NCR (Fallouts NV's Military Industrial Complex)

Fallout regularly discusses the idea of the military, its faults, its strengths, and most importantly, the psycho-social aspects of it regarding those who are members. We have seen a direct critique of the military generalized through the Enclave's overt nationalism, the hoarding of resources and indoctrination through the Brotherhood of Steel, and an almost eerily modern critique of the whole military-industrial complex through the NCR in New Vegas. In these series of posts, I will be focusing primarily if not exclusively on the last one.

The NCR we see in the game is strictly the military side of things and the depiction of active occupation during a time of eminent war, conflicting factions, and resource scarcity. It is in this we are missing a major factor that negatively affects the view of the NCR in the game and out: Civilian life along with citizen opinion on the military. While we do get Mojave civilian opinion on the military (often neutral or negative) we do not get those who are New California Republic citizens, not those who actually discuss the military more so not understanding the importance of the occupation and the President's choices.

We do not see how life is regularly lived by the average citizen as we have not seen New California in New Vegas, though, we get words and glimpses that the people are relatively content in the growing country minus the fact many people are not happy with the choice of encroaching on the Mojave. This most similarly reflects it's real-world application that many civilian citizens reject acquisition and war due to the economic effects it has on the country and the general violence/loss associated.

In this, we come to an issue of losing a perspective that is unique to the NCR as a military representative. The Brotherhood is notably a place where its active members are intertwined with its efforts, the young are raised to be scribes, paladins, etc... To where even if one is not fighting for The Brotherhood, they are still intertwined, it's propaganda is the life. The Enclave is even more cut n' dry in that it is mostly made up of government representatives. It is a group even smaller than the former, even more selective and intertwined that their propaganda IS a form of Eugenics. The NCR is unique in that there is a clear distinction between what is the military force, the civilian population, and the choice if one wants to be a part of the former.

There is a distinct difference in the cultures of the factions you are born into and those you must enlist or join (forcibly for some). While this is a long-winded way to get into the actual discussion I want to facilitate throughout these posts I wanted an initial background post to understand the aspects I am and am not exploring and explaining along with a hub post to link everything I intend to discuss in the coming days and weeks, starting with:

Why Do People Join the NCR?

...which will be discussed and linked back here like everything else regarding to this topic.

Links: TBA

[duelamort]

my neighbours are so lovely, but they're also elderly and borderline deaf and also made an effort these past three years to replace every single television in their home with ones that manage to carry sound through every single wall. i rearranged my entire bedroom in an attempt to block out the noise with my wardrobe up against the wall that my bedroom shares with their living room, and i still know they're watching csi miami right now because i can hear the theme song as clearly as if i was watching it myself. and like. not to threaten violence on 85 year old citizens. but boy sometimes i wish i could walk over there and throw their TVs out of the window.

[cuteniaarts]

Behold, my latest and most enamouring new obsession:

Malina, Lady of the Chief of the Northern Water Tribe. As if Red Lotus child OCs weren’t niche enough

[dokukoi]

I GOT A 95 ON MY FINAL WEBSITE‼️‼️‼️

[leavememorieshere]

No shut up, I’m reading Bobby Shaw (Trevor Wilson) fan-fictions and bitches writing these fanfics are making me cry.

Like I want to hug that poor boy so bad, he lost three of his friends on the same night, do you know how SAD that is or must be?? Like my poor boy must have definitely been depressed or something after that.

I haven’t even watched/seen the entire show and it’s making me feel sad, like, someone tell me he gets a hug. Like lie to me if you have too, I would allow it. Just please

(Someone help please, I never felt this much emotional before 🙏).

[kipkiphoorayy]

"sorry my blog is lame i just ramble and reblog a bunch of stuff" shut up i love scrolling through my faves pages each morning like the morning paper bc they always reblog the best things. have the best obscure brainworms. jolly good show.

[clannfearrunt]

backstory of how i settled into using uchi is so funny i was literally fucking Infected. walked into the bathroom talking to a new kid that moved from down west and used uchi because it's in common use where she moved from and then walked out of that bathroom having completely replaced whichever pronoun i was using before that point i don't even remember